Neckwear construction

ABSTRACT

Simulated cravat comprising a relatively stiff section of fabric having a knot portion and panel portion adapted to depend from the knot portion, the knot portion having wing portions extending beneath the left and right collar tab portions of a shirt, and the knot portion and the panel portion each having an aperture, the spacing between which is an exact multiple of the common shirt front button and buttonhole spacing, the cravat being combined with a shirt having a collar button and buttonhole, and shirt front buttons and buttonholes, and a buttonhole adjacent the collar button, the cravat having its knot portion secured to the shirt collar by a cuff link like fastener projecting through the knot portion aperture, and through both buttonholes, and being secured to the shirt front at the button in alignment with the panel portion aperture by a second cuff link like fastener extending through the cravat aperture, the shirt front buttonhole in alignment with said last named cravat aperture, and an additional aperture adjacent the button.

United States Patent Vaughn [54] NECKWEAR CONSTRUCTION Richard C. Vaughn, 216 Delhi St., Syracuse, N.Y. 13203 22 Filed: Nov.20, 1969 21 ApplNo; 878,496

[72] Inventor:

UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,375,190 4/1921 Wallcr.... ..2/145 2,946,106 7/1960 Moran 2/145 X 3,097,362 7/1963 Dinn.... .....2/l53 3 ,405,408 10/1968 Baker ..2/145 Primary Examiner-Patrick D. Lawson Attorney-F. P. Keiper 5] Feb. 8, 1972 [57] ABSTRACT Simulated cravat comprising a relatively stiff section of fabric having a knot portion and panel portion adapted to depend from the knot portion, the knot portion having wing portions extending beneath the left and right collar tab portions of a shirt, and the knot portion and the panel portion each having an aperture, the spacing between which is an exact multiple of the common shirt front button and buttonhole spacing, the cravat being combined with a shirt having a collar button and buttonhole, and shirt front buttons and buttonholes, and a buttonhole adjacent the collar button, the cravat having its knot portion secured to the shirt collar by a cuff link like fastener projecting through the knot portion aperture, and through both buttonholes, and being secured to the shirt front at the button in alignment with the panel portion aperture by a second cut? link like fastener extending through the cravat aperture, the shirt from buttonhole in alignment with said last named cravat aperture, and an additional aperture adjacent the button.

3 Claims, 6 Drawing Figures Pmmmm 81am 3,639,9m

INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY R I C-HARD C .VAUGHN- N EC KWEAR CONSTRUCTION This invention relates to neckwear, and more particularly to a simulated tie construction adapted to be secured in position by cuff link type ornamental fasteners.

The present invention is directed to avoiding the needless tying of a necktie, and the early injury to the tie resulting from repeated tying from day to day, while providing a low cost simulated tie or the like, with a means for displaying a pair of fasteners such as a pair of cuff links or the like.

The above and other novel features of the invention will appear more fully hereinafter from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It is expressly understood that the drawings are employed for purposes of illustration only and are not designed as a definition of the limits of the invention, reference being had for this purpose to the appended claims.

In the drawings, wherein like reference characters indicate like parts:

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of the simulated necktie;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the simulated necktie applied to a dress shirt;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken substantially on lines 3-3 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary detail of the collar of a shirt;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary detail of the fourth button down area of the shirt, and

FIG. 6 is a perspective of a typical cuff link adapted for use in the invention. 7

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, there is seen a shirt front with the simulated tie in place. As shown the shirt has a collar 20 with wings 22 and 24, under which the side edges of the knot configuration portion 26 of the tie extend. The balance of the tie 28 falls downwardly over the buttoned shirt front 30. The simulated tie is provided with an aperture 32 in the knot portion 26, and a second aperture 34 in the tie portion 28, the spacing between which is equal to the spacing between the four buttons from the collar button 36, and down, reference being had to the shirt buttons 38, 40, 42 and 44. The standard spacing may be 3 9% inches with spacing between the apertures 32 and 34 being inches.

To facilitate attachment of the simulated tie to the shirt front by the use of a pair of cuff links 45 and 46, one form of which is indicated at 45 in FIG. 6, the collar button area 48 adjacent the collar button 36 is provided with a buttonhole 50, and the area adjacent the shirt front button 42 is provided with a button hole 52. Thus in wearing the shirt, the collar button may be buttoned through the usual buttonhole, and after buttoning the remainder of the shirt front buttons 38, 40, 42 and 44 through their respective buttonholes as indicated at 56, 58, 60 and 62, the simulated tie is applied and held in position by extending the shank 47 of a cuff link through the aperture 32, and the buttonholes 54 and 50, and thereafter tilting the bar 49 crosswise into retaining position.

The lower portion of the tie is similarly secured to the shirt front by projecting the shank 47 of a second cuff link through the aperture 34, buttonhole 60, and aperture 52, after which the bar 49 is tilted into crosswise retaining position.

If desired the actual buttoning of the collar button through the buttonhole 54 may be dispensed with, since the shank of the cuff link will serve to hold the collar in substantially the same position as it would be held by the collar button. Similarly the shirt front button 42 need not necessarily be passed through the buttonhole 60, since the shank of the cuff link 46, passing through the aperture 34, buttonhole 60 and aperture 52 will serve the same purpose as the button.

In order to prevent the cuff link shank 47 and cross bar 49 of the upper cuff link from contact with the wearers neck, a protective pad 70 may be stitched to the inside face of the collar behind the area 48, the stitching being indicated at 72 and 74. The stitching is sufficiently spaced to render it easy to manipulate the cufflink shank 47 and its bar 49 into retaining position.

It will be appreciated that apertures 32 and 34 may be in the form of bound buttonholes, and that the simulated tie may be readily attached to any standard shirt after being buttoned in the normal manner by projecting the shank of the cuff links through only the apertures 32 and 34, and shirt buttonholes 54 and 60, and hence while a shirt altered by being provided with apertures 50 and 52 is preferred, such apertures are not entirely necessary. While the tie shown is in simulation for ordinary fore-in-hand tie, the pair of links may be employed to hold any substitute for a simulated tie as may be desired, the overall effect providing a means for displaying artistic cuff links, while avoiding the necessity for knot tying.

While a single form of the invention has been illustrated and described it is to be understood that the invention is not limited thereto. As various changes in the construction and arrangement may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention, as will be apparent to those skilled in the art, reference will be had to the appended claims for a definition of the limits of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. A simulated cravat comprising a relatively stiff section of fabric having a simulated cravat knot portion and an integral panel portion adapted to depend from said knot portion, said knot portion having wing portions adapted to extend beneath the left and right collar tab portions of a shirt, and said knot portion and said panel portion each having an aperture, the spacing between said two apertures being an exact multiple of the common shirt front button and buttonhole spacing, in combination with a shirt having a collar button and buttonhole, and shirt front buttons and buttonholes, and a buttonhole adjacent the collar button, said cravat having its knot portion secured to the shirt collar by a cuff link like fastener projecting through the knot portion aperture, and through said last named buttonholes in that order.

2. A simulated cravat and shirt according to claim 1 in which the shirt front at the button in alignment with the panel portion aperture is provided with an additional aperture, and the cravat is secured to the shirt front by a cuff link like fastener extending through the cravat aperture, the shirt front buttonhole in alignment with said last named cravat aperture, and said additional aperture.

3. A simulated cravat and shirt according to claim 1 wherein the collar is provided with a pad overlying the back side of the buttonhole adjacent the collar button, said pad being stitched to the collar along spaced lines to provide an open pocket for access to the fastener. 

1. A simulated cravat comprising a relatively stiff section of fabric having a simulated cravat knot portion and an integral panel portion adapted to depend from said knot portion, said knot portion having wing portions adapted to extend beneath the left and right collar tab portions of a shirt, and said knot portion and said panel portion each having an aperture, the spacing between said two apertures being an exact multiple of the common shirt front button and buttonhole spacing, in combination with a shirt having a collar button and buttonhole, and shirt front buttons and buttonholes, and a buttonhole adjacent the collar button, said cravat having its knot portion secured to the shirt collar by a cuff link like fastener projecting through the knot portion aperture, and through said last named buttonholes in that order.
 2. A simulated cravat and shirt according to claim 1 in which the shirt front at the button in alignment with the panel portion aperture is provided with an additional aperture, and the cravat is secured to the shirt front by a cuff link like fastener extending through the cravat aperture, the shirt front buttonhole in alignment with said last named cravat aperture, and said additional aperture.
 3. A simulated cravat and shirt According to claim 1 wherein the collar is provided with a pad overlying the back side of the buttonhole adjacent the collar button, said pad being stitched to the collar along spaced lines to provide an open pocket for access to the fastener. 